Posts Tagged Nonesuch

Shannon Shaw Shannon in Nashville Nonesuch The obvious aim here is to reference Dusty in Memphis and though this can’t quite hold a candle – its got lighter-in-the-air attitude and if just some of the fans of that sublime Dusty Springfield gave Shannon Shaw a chance it might be a better world. Shannon in Nashville has […]

Shannon & The Clams Onion Nonesuch By the time we get to the title-track, halfway through this album, you can hear a perfect combination of Wanda Jackson and Amy Winehouse; a midway-meeting; that should (almost) be all you need to know regarding whether this is for you or not – it’s a fantastic song, and […]

Jonny Greenwood Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Nonesuch If The Master soundtrack was where it was confirmed that Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood was more than moonlighting, was in fact an actual film score composer, then his soundtrack for Phantom Thread certainly builds on that; is in fact his finest film score to date.

Allen Toussaint American Tunes Nonesuch Toussaint was working on this last year, it is now the perfect, elegant swansong (R.I.P.). His fingerprints are all over American music, the New Orleans cauldron of funk and soul and jazz, via his own compositions, productions and collaborations which stretch to include work with and for Dr. John, The […]

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express Junjun Nonesuch Many people will have arrived at this because it features Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. He managed to shrug off any guitar-hero claims well over a decade ago and is as revered these days for his film score work as for his (still) key role in […]

St. Germain St. Germain Nonesuch Ludovic Navarre’s albums under the name St. Germain (2000’s Tourist was the big one,1995’s Boulevard was of course better) were sublime. Until you heard them too many times – and the whole industry built up around them, and compilations from Café Del Mar, Buddha Bar and other vacuous entities hoping only […]

Wilco What’s Your 20? Essential Tracks 1994-2014 Nonesuch Look, I wasn’t sure the world needed a Wilco Greatest Hits album – or that one could even/ever work. But this shows the world does need it – and it does work. Still, a bit weird though, right? Naysayers aren’t going to be convinced – largely because […]

Joshua Redman Trios Live Nonesuch There’s never been any argument around Joshua Redman’s abilities – that flawless technique. But what’s very clear is he’s growing into the sound now, filling up the big shoes and stepping up. Maybe it’s his recent visit here, and the clinic – veritable masterclass – that he and his quartet […]

Lianne La Havas Is Your Love Big Enough? Nonesuch It was easy to fall in love with Lianne La Havas based on her appearance on Later with Jools Holland; the voice, the guitar playing, the playfulness of it all – but unfortunately it hasn’t translated to the record. Is Your Love Big Enough? – with […]

Caetano Veloso & David Byrne Live At Carnegie Hall Nonesuch This live album pairing Caetano Veloso and David Byrne was actually recorded back in 2004. But this is its official outing. Caetano Veloso is an important figure in Brazilian music – and clearly his influence is felt by Byrne, you can hear it here in […]

Devendra Banhart Mala Nonesuch An overnight sensation as the larking-loon figurehead of the so-called freak-folk movement, Devendra Banhart was everywhere. For a bit. Then he was nowhere for a while. And though you were never supposed to take him – or his music – all that seriously things started to reach idiot-point when, as part […]

Nataly Dawn How I Knew Her Nonesuch This is Nataly Dawn’s debut album proper, in that she had already self-released to iTunes a set of songs that had been worked up but this is the collection (of new songs) that has been shaped and made as an album. And it’s a nice album too. It […]